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WHAT'
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Idioms
Pamela
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Hunter College
City University of New York
Photographs by Anne Turyn
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To the memory of my father,
Laurence
McPartland
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McPartland, Pamela.
What's up?
1. Americanisms. 2. English language—United
States—Idioms. 3. English language—Textbooks for
foreign speakers. I. Title.
PE2827.M25 1989 428'.00973
88-32385
ISBN 0-13-955766-0
Editorial/production supervision: Janet S. Johnston
Manufacturing buyers: Laura Crossland, Mike Woerner
Photographs: Anne Turyn
Cover design: Wanda Lubelska Design
© 1989 by Prentice-Hall, Inc.
A Division of Simon & Schuster
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reproduced, in any form or by any means,
without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
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ISBN
0-13-955766-0
Prentice-Hall International (UK) Limited, London
Prentice-Hall of Australia Pty. Limited, Sydney
Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., Toronto
Prentice-Hall Hispanoamericana, S.A., Mexico
Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi
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Simon & Schuster Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Editora Prentice-Hall do Brasil, Ltda., Rio de Janeiro
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO THE STUDENT
TO THE TEACHER
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SPORTS
3
Reading Selection: Go for It
Idioms: complete against
be good at
root for
go for
stand out
FAMILY
15
Reading Selection:
Growing Up
Idioms: give birth to
tell apart
take care of
bring up
grow up
COMMUNICATION
29
Reading Selection:
Get in Touch
Idioms: call up
get in touch with
be on the phone
hang up
get through to
keep in touch with
EDUCATION
43
Reading Selection: Dropping Out
Idioms: fill out
figure out
work on
focus on
sign up for
drop out of
keep up with
FOOD
59
Reading Selection: Polish It Off
Idioms: gulp down
tide over
polish off
do without
be obsessed with
mix with
take in
stick to
REVIEW I:
MIX THEM UP
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IV
Contents
6
PERSISTENCE
Reading Selection:
Idioms: keep up
give up
83
Don't Give Up
catch on
stand a chance of
turn down
win out
pull off
be up against
POLITICS
Reading Selection:
Idioms: run for
take over
97
Vote for Me
vote for
swear in
put into power
disapprove of
be against
pave the way for
8
SUCCESS
Reading Selection: Make a Name for Yourself
Idioms: get off to a good start
113
keep on
make a name for oneself
take an interest in
make use of
plan on
make an impression on
be destined for
9
SICKNESS
Reading SeJection: Fight It Off
Idioms: come in contact with
127
throw up
break out
protect from
break down
suffer from
treat for
die of
10
LIFESTYLES
Reading Selection: Live It Up
Idioms: be wrapped up in
141
believe in
become of turn into
be devoted to
work out
eat out
live it up
have on the side
settle down
REVIEW II:
WHAT'S UP?
155
APPENDICES
A. List of Prepositions and Particles 164
B. Idioms Listed According to Prepositions and Particles
C. Idioms Listed Alphabetically by Verb 165
D. Verbs plus ... 166
E. Verb Forms 167
F. Tape Scripts 168
ANSWER KEY
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